Janet Garreffi, 64; Nautilus Club manager loved knitting, animals Jun 1, 2008
Janet (Manning) Garreffi of Clinton, a former Lancaster resident, died May 26, 2008, at age 64 ... She was born in Lancaster, the daughter of Leroy and Doris (St ... A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 2, in St. John s Cemetery, Lancaster. (Bolton Common, MA)
Johnson has been on learning curve May 23, 2008
There's no question Johnson believes he is entirely healed from all that ailed him last season - from his return from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent in 2005, to his disappointing experiences at Single A Lancaster ... Since Daniel Bard was promoted from Single A Greenville to Double A Portland Saturday, skipping high A Lancaster, the reliever has struck out six in three innings. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Wheeler to retire as president of Lowe's Motor Speedway May 21, 2008
- Serving York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties. Member Center: Welcome. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
At least a half-dozen moose collisions reported May 20, 2008
Local police reported other collisions, including one in Lancaster on Thursday when a town police officer rounded a curve and hit a moose with his cruiser. The officer wasn't hurt, and the moose rolled over, got up and walked away. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Obama moves ever closer to nomination May 16, 2008
"There's no way she wins the nomination," added Terry Madonna, director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, noting he expects a steady rather than overwhelming rush of superdelegates moving to the Obama column in the near future. "He [Obama] may have understandings with a lot of superdelegates about coming out for him after every contest -- about 10 or 15 at a time -- to play on the notion of the inevitability of his nomination. He's going... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
BU women bound for NCAA lacrosse quarterfinals May 12, 2008
Jen Pritchard's five goals powered defending national champ Franklin & Marshall to a 16-9 victory over Amherst in a regional final in Lancaster, Pa. Maddie Hoeg scored three goals for the Jeffs. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Letters to the Editor (May 6) May 8, 2008
(J. A. Morris, Consultant Pathologist, Royal Lancaster Infirmary. . (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Bowden, Sea Dogs one-hit Fisher Cats May 8, 2008
34 ERA in 27 starts last season between Class A Advanced Lancaster and Portland. Through four starts this year, he was 0-2 with a 4. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
'No, no, no, that's not what I said'... Apr 23, 2008
Political Radar: Bill Clinton: Obama Played Race Card On Me. Bill Clinton: Obama Played Race Card On Me. (The Drudge Report)
Johnson Disappointed By Season-Ending Injury Apr 23, 2008
He also tied for the Sea Dogs lead in RBI (64) even though he spent the first month of the season with Single-A Lancaster. He hit. (Boston, TheInsiders.com)
N.H. rescuer's body found in river Apr 22, 2008
LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) -- A 27-year-old New Hampshire man is being credited with saving a child's life though he lost his own in the process. Randal Brewer's body was recovered Sunday night, 24 hours after he jumped into the Israel River in Lancaster to rescue an 11-year-old boy ... Lancaster fire department spokesman Mike Kopp said Brewer was last seen downstream from a snowmobile bridge. (Concord Monitor)
Deadly NH Rescue Apr 21, 2008
Lancaster, New Hampshire - April 20, 2008 ... The victim is presumed to have drowned in the border town of Lancaster as he tried to save a boy ... Mank watched Saturday evening in horror as his best friend disappeared below the surface of Israel River in Lancaster. (WCAX.com, VT)
Are you satisfied with the response measures your (or your child's) school has taken? Apr 16, 2008
Maria Cimilluca, director of facilities and operations at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. says the school's new alarm system, installed late last year, is loud enough to broadcast across the college's 175 acres. (USA Today -- News)
Two killed in crashes Apr 12, 2008
In Lancaster, 68-year-old Carolyn Driscoll of Lancaster was killed in a head-on crash on Route 3, which also injured a Littleton woman. Police said initial investigation shows the other vehicle drifted over the center line, hitting Driscoll's car. (Concord Monitor)
Elderly Woman Killed in Crash Apr 11, 2008
Lancaster, New Hampshire - April 11, 2008. A fatal accident in Lancaster, New Hampshire is under investigation ... A 66-year-old woman from Lancaster, who was involved in the head-on collision, died at the scene. (WCAX.com, VT)
Organizational One-Stop: 4/10/08 Apr 11, 2008
Single-A Lancaster: continued his torrid hitting by going 4-for-5 with an RBI to lead the JetHawks to a 4-2 win over Inland Empire in front of 1,050 in San Bernardino, CA. Engel is hitting. 474, has recorded a hit in all seven JetHawks games and has notched two or more hits five times. (Boston, TheInsiders.com)
Teen sentenced to a year in jail for fatal car accident Apr 8, 2008
LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) -- A 17-year-old Berlin youth has been sentenced to a year in jail for negligent homicide in the death of a 12-year-old boy. David Broome pleaded guilty under a negotiated agreement. (Concord Monitor)
Teen Sentenced for Killing Boy Apr 7, 2008
Lancaster, New Hampshire - April 7, 2008. A New Hampshire teenager will be sentenced Monday for a fatal car accident. (WCAX.com, VT)
'100 Year' Charges Misleading, Say News Orgs Apr 3, 2008
While campaigning in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Obama told supporters, We can't afford to stay in Iraq, like John McCain said, for another 100 years. . (Townhall.com)
Sea Dogs Opening Day Roster: Pitchers Apr 1, 2008
34 ERA in 27 starts between Single-A Lancaster and Portland last yearRanked sixth in Diehards 2008 prospect guideSelected by the Sox out of an Illinois high school in the supplemental round of the 2005 draftWill wear uniform number 44 ... 56 ERA in 27 starts for Single-A Lancaster last yearRanked 16th in Diehards 2008 prospect guideSelected by the Sox out of Wichita State in the supplemental round of the 2006 draftWill wear uniform number 25 ... 62 ERA and two saves in 47... (Boston, TheInsiders.com)
Men's Soccer Announces Spring Schedule Mar 25, 2008
On April 12, the Rams travel to Lancaster, Mass ... " 2008 Rhode Island Men's Soccer Spring Schedule Sat. 3/29 - at Siena - Loudonville, N.Y. - 4 p.m. Sat. 4/5 - at Massachusetts - Amherst, Mass. - 1 p.m. Sat. 4/12 - vs Central Connecticut (Toyota College Classic) - Lancaster, Mass. - 9 a.m. Sat. 4/12 - Quinnipiac (Toyota College Classic) - Lancaster, Mass. - 1 p.m. Wed. 4/16 - at UMass Lowell - Lowell, Mass. - 7 p.m. Sat. 4/19 - vs Southern New Hampshire (Maine Spring Inv.) - Cape Elizabeth,... (Gorhody.com)
Former NH senator was considering run in Constitution Party Mar 22, 2008
Concord Monitor Online - AP Headlines. The news you need now. (Concord Monitor)
March Madness: McCain Ponders, Clinton Passes, Obama Picks UNC Mar 20, 2008
Oh gosh, I don't know,'' she said at a campaign stop in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on March 18. I have to consult with my basketball adviser, my husband. (Bloomberg)
Sen. Specter reflects on cancer battle Mar 19, 2008
" As a Wall Street Journal column noted, Republican primaries used to hinge heavily on the four big suburban Philadelphia counties. This had changed as the partys growth occurred west and north of that region Lancaster and York and Lehigh Counties." My first Senate victory began with a successful challenge to Harold Bud Haabestad, the state Republican chairman and Princeton basketball star who was the choice of the statewide Republican leadership, in the 1980 primary.... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Hospitals hoping to head off Medicaid cuts tied to state cuts Feb 27, 2008
Hill said some smaller hospitals have recently cut services because of the downturn, noting that Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, N.H., cut its labor and delivery program, and Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, N.H., closed the only emergency inpatient psychiatric department north of Concord. The Lynch cuts were approved on Friday by the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee, but Lynch spokesman Colin Manning says the governor is hoping Toumpas and the hospitals can reach an agreement. (Concord Monitor)
FOR BILL CLINTON, A SHORT LEASH AFTER SOUTH CAROLINA.... Feb 27, 2008
So what audiences in venues like Lancaster, a working-class town of 33,000 about 35 miles, about 55 kilometers, southeast of Columbus, are seeing is a subdued and substantive former president going on at length about Iraq, health care, education, job creation and what he portrays as the multiple sins of the Bush administration ... In the Lancaster High School gymnasium Monday night, Bill Clinton spoke for a full hour to about 2,000 people ... The Lancaster crowd, a mix of older citizens and... (The Drudge Report)
Northern N.H. hospitals update officials on financial worries Feb 24, 2008
Officials from Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook, Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin and Weeks Memorial Hospital in Lancaster said they are struggling b 00002AB4 ecause of the large number of uninsured and Medicaid patients they treat. "I think the good news is we're here before any of us are in absolute crisis. But we're here to say this is not sustainable in the long haul," said Louise McCleery, CEO of Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital. (Concord Monitor)
NY is last check on $4.6 billion sale of Energy East Feb 21, 2008
Hearings were held this week in Putnam County, Binghamton and Ithaca and on Wednesday night in Lancaster, Erie County. More hearings are scheduled in Rochester on Thursday and in Plattsburgh on Friday. (Concord Monitor)
Seven Hurlers Among Sox' Non-Roster Invitees Feb 13, 2008
34 ERA in 27 starts between Single-A Lancaster and Double-A Portland last year ... 62 ERA and two saves between Single-A Lancaster and Double-A Portland last year ... 33 ERA between Single-A Lancaster and Double-A Portland last year. (Boston, TheInsiders.com)
Another northern N.H. hospitals shutters maternity ward Feb 11, 2008
LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) -- Coos County will have just one hospital delivering babies after April 1, when the maternity ward at Weeks Medical Center is set to close ... The hospitals in Lancaster and Colebrook are trying to coordinate with their southern peers to provide some prenatal services closer to home ... An obstetrician from Berlin started driving to Colebrook a few times a month for prenatal visits, and Weeks is in talks to provide similar services in Lancaster. (Concord Monitor)
Hillary Seeks to Cast Herself as Dem Underdog Feb 11, 2008
"What she's trying to do is find a way to reduce Obama's compelling argument that he is the change candidate," said Terry Madonna, political analyst at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. But Madonna added that labeling Obama as the candidate of the status quo may not make a dent in his support. (Newsmax)
Lynch to nominate Bornstein to superior court Jan 30, 2008
Bornstein has been a part-time judge in the Gorham, Berlin and Lancaster district courts since 2002. He received his law degree from the College of William in 1980. (Concord Monitor)
Teen Pleads Guilty in Deadly Crash Jan 30, 2008
Lancaster, New Hampshire - January 29, 2008. David Broom, 17, of Berlin New Hampshire, admitted to the judge that he struck a Gorham middle school student with his car last April. (WCAX.com, VT)
Architectural archeology: Waldoboro man resurrects history one plank at a time Jan 26, 2008
The Warren, N.H. home reconstructed in Lancaster, N.H. Photo courtesy of Jim Derby. They would have chopped the house into little bits and trucked it away, Derby said, but he told them he would salvage it. (Courier Publications, ME)
Edwards takes a softer tone in S.C. Jan 25, 2008
"No one has to explain to me what happens when the factories and the mills close and the jobs leave," Edwards said in Lancaster ... "I remember very well going to Friday night high school football games," Edwards said in Lancaster. (News & Observer)
Key Challenges and Issues facing the Performance Ratio Benchmarking of the Top UK General Insurers 2007 Jan 20, 2008
com Ltd, Halifax plc, Goodhealth Worldwide Limited, FirstAssist, Legal & General Group Plc, CNA Insurance Company Limited, Insurancewide, QBE Insurance Limited, Churchill Insurance Company Limited, Clerical Medical, Scottish Widows, QBE, CPP Group Plc, Denplan Limited, DriveTech plc, Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, General Insurance Standards Council, The Pension Protection Fund, BECTU, Scottish Life, Gerling, Coface UK Services Limited, Beazley Insurance Company, The Standard Life Assurance... (BusinessWire)
JPMorgan Chase quarterly profit falls 34 percent Jan 17, 2008
"Except for the admitted slip of getting involved in third-party home equity loans, they've done a fine job in a challenging market in avoiding credit missteps," said Thomas Russo, a fund manager at Gardner, Russo & Gardner in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. . (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
'Encounters at Indian Head' about what we believe in Jan 15, 2008
The events unfolded something like this: Late supper in Colebrook 10:05 p.m. Back on the road, near Lancaster the couple spots a UFO. They lose sight of it behind Cannon Mountain. Near Indian Head the UFO "hovers low and crosses the road." Barney pulls the car over, gets out, checks it out through binoculars. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
One killed in Lancaster apartment, business fire Jan 12, 2008
LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) -- One person died in a three-alarm fire that destroyed an auto repair business and apartment early Friday morning. Authorities said the fire started in the apartment and then spread to Dan's Service Center. (Concord Monitor)
Apartment Fire Kills One Jan 12, 2008
Lancaster, New Hampshire - January 11, 2007 ... The man died when flames ripped through Dan's Service Center on Summer Street in Lancaster. (WCAX.com, VT)
Late choice by women gave Clinton N.H. Jan 10, 2008
"Fifty-seven percent of the people who voted in [Tuesday's] primary were women, and you have this late-breaking 20 percent of the people who make up their minds in the last day, and a larger proportion of them were women," said Terry Madonna, director of the Franklin & Marshall Keystone Poll and a Franklin & Marshall College political science professor in Lancaster. "There's clearly something going on with women voters.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
N.H. hospital closing birthing center Dec 23, 2007
LANCASTER, N.H. - A New Hampshire hospital is closing its birthing center because the declining number of deliveries is costing it money. Weeks Medical Center will stop delivering babies on April 1. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Sox Sign Eight To Minor League Deals Dec 15, 2007
326 with eight homers and 63 RBI in 109 games at Single-A Lancaster and. 333 with four RBI in nine games at Double-A Portland in 2007. (Boston, TheInsiders.com)
Wide receivers Nov 27, 2007
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Kucinich Heads Impeachment 'Teach-In' at Dartmouth as Extended New Hampshire Campaign Swing Continues Nov 24, 2007
He will be at various events in Berlin, Lancaster, Littleton, Francestown, and then Keene. Sunday, he will have town hall meetings in Keene and Westmoreland, a book- signing in Keene, and several house parties in the area. (PR Newswire)
McCain Finds Memories at Pizza Stop Nov 18, 2007
LANCASTER, N.H. A trip to a small-town pizza shop on Saturday became a journey into John McCain's past. One woman brought out a silver prisoner of war bracelet she wore as a student at the University of Maine at Farmington to raise awareness of McCain's capture. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Northrop Grumman Recognizes Critical Role of Supplier Base With Annual Awards to Top Companies Oct 19, 2007
BAE Systems - Platform Solutions Johnson City, N.Y. BAE Systems Integrated Defense Austin, Texas Burle Industries Lancaster, Pa. Continental Forge Company Compton, Calif. (Primezone Releases)
Players get cash, not credit Oct 14, 2007
56 ERA at Lancaster) with the 40th pick. Joba Chamberlain was taken at 41 by the Yankees. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Read more... Oct 13, 2007
The winners will be selected by a distinguished national committee from among the following semi-finalists: ACCION Texas, San Antonio, TX; Boston Community Capital, Boston, MA; Clearinghouse CDFI, Lake Forest, CA; Community First Fund, Lancaster PA; New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, Concord, NH; Corporation for Supportive Housing, New York, NY; Housing Development Fund, Inc., Stamford, CT; IFF, Chicago, IL; Latino Community Credit Union, Durham, NC; and Southern Bancorp, Arkadelphia, AR.. The... (PNN Online)
Hunters gearing up for big weekend Oct 13, 2007
The first session will be on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Fish and Game headquarters on Hazen Drive in Concord; the second hearing will be held on Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Fish and Game's Region 1 Office on Route 3 (629B Main Street) in Lancaster. "The biennial hearings give hunters, anglers and others who care about wildlife in New Hampshire a chance to come and speak their minds," said Donald S. Clarke, acting executive director of Fish and Game. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
ACCION Texas up for national Wachovia cash award Oct 4, 2007
Community First Fund in Lancaster, Pa. New Hampshire Community Loan Fund in Concord, N.H.; Corporation for Supportive Housing in New York; Housing Development Fund Inc. in Stamford, Conn. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Quilting relaxes this Charlestown resident Sep 29, 2007
And she travels to quilt shows and has gone as far as Lancaster, PA and north to Vermont and New Hampshire to get a look at what people are doing and to show her own work. She doesn t believe her gift is hereditary, as her mom was not very crafty. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Valley View raises $5,000 Sep 23, 2007
The Rev. Doug Jensen, who's from Lancaster County, began his work here on Sept. 2. His official installation is Oct. 7 at 3 p.m.. (Scranton Times, PA)
Grand Jury Convenes in Murder Case Sep 10, 2007
Lancaster, New Hampshire - September 10, 2007. A grand jury will convene Monday in Coos County, to take up the murder case of a Maine nursing student. (WCAX.com, VT)
Fall Arts Preview Sep 9, 2007
Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster St., Worcester. Schola Cantorum of Boston 401-274-5073. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Place not out of place Aug 24, 2007
Anderson, a first baseman, was promoted to advanced Single A Lancaster from low A Greenville. He was expected to join the JetHawks yesterday. (Boston Globe)
'The Bus' says he detoured Gilbride Aug 23, 2007
The Lancaster (Calif. JetHawks will host Aerospace Appreciation Night on Saturday. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
City Wi-Fi access gets $10,000 boost Aug 23, 2007
The towns of Jefferson, Dalton, Lancaster, Northumberland and Whitefield will each received $10,000 so they can participate in a regional wireless pilot project through Wireless LINC. Each town will purchase and install certain equipment (poles, mounting gear, and transmitters) required to complete the pilot project. The project hopes to expand and secure the region's economy and public services by providing affordable, high speed, high technology throughout the region. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
A decade later, communications gaps of Drega hunt are history Aug 21, 2007
Dale Lancaster said there had been "wide, sweeping improvements" in communications capability over the past 10 years ... "By the end of this year, we are working on a plan to minimize these interoperability deficiencies," Lancaster said. (Concord Monitor)
N.H. targets scams Aug 10, 2007
Information sessions have been conducted in Rochester and Keene and will continue in Nashua, Manchester, Salem, Portsmouth, Berlin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Claremont and Concord. The next session is scheduled for Nashua at 2 p.m. on Monday at Nashua City Hall. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Forrest Named To MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List Aug 9, 2007
D Julian Valentin Sr. Wake Forest Lancaster, Pa. D Rob Valentino Sr. San Francisco Cave Creek, Ariz. (Gohuskies.com)
Democrats Tout Nebraska Presidential Caucuses Aug 8, 2007
In Lancaster County there will be approximately 223 neighborhoods caucuses on a Iowa style precinct basis ... He is a member of the Nebraska Democratic Rules Committee and he is Lancaster County Democrats Precinct Caucus Chair. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Business briefs Aug 4, 2007
Informational sessions will be conducted in Rochester, Manchester, Nashua, Salem, Portsmouth, Berlin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Claremont, Concord and Keene. Jobless rate rises. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Litsch Locks Up Rays' Bats Aug 1, 2007
" In this town, anyway, it's a heck of a story. Litsch worked for the Rays from 2000-02 while attending Dixie Hollins High, first in the community relations department and later as a bat boy. The Blue Jays ended up taking him in the 24th round of the 2004 draft, but the Rays aren't likely to miss out on any future clubhouse personnel with similar aspirations. "I'm going to have all our present bat boys come out here and throw a bullpen just to see what we've got," Rays manager Joe Maddon said.... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Wood Carvers Put Creativity on Display Jul 26, 2007
t's like a big family, said Lancaster resident George Reinfried, who directs the camp with his wife, Ann. The roundup, which brought together local residents and carvers from places like New York, New Hampshire and Florida, began earlier this week and attracted over 200 carvers from age 14 and up. (Honesdale Wayne Independent, PA)
